We often recommend using it during meditation to slow down brain waves, calm the mind, clarify intentions, and set them. This means manifesting determination and making a declaration of what you desire.
For example, if I use a mandala that removes false realities, I would sit with myself in meditation and set an intention for this to happen. If you’re a visual or intuitive person, you might even see certain things, solutions to problems, or other useful insights.
Mandala works generally on a given theme, but if you set an intention, it will focus on it more precisely.
For instance, if I’m working on improving my relationships and have 30 different issues, and I don’t set an intention, the mandala will work for months to clear them one by one.
However, if I sit in meditation and tell the mandala, “I want to connect better with people, I want to channel more love through myself, I want others to respect me more,” (1-2-3 topics that are close to the heart), the mandala will focus its energy and attention on those as if it were a laser, burning away old energies, wrong beliefs, etc.
This way, the person with a specific current need and problem can see real results right away. If they leave it on autopilot, their relationships will improve, but they might even forget that they used our mandalas and may not make the connection.